EXHIBIT 99.1

ODETICS WINS $70.6 MILLION IN APPEAL AGAINST STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

          Anaheim, CA--July 7, 1999 - Odetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:  ODETA & ODETB)
today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
ordered that a jury's verdict awarding Odetics $70.6 million in damages in the
case of Odetics, Inc. vs. Storage Technology Corporation ("StorageTek"), et al
(98-1533, -1585) be reinstated.

          The appellate court reversed the grant of judgment as matter of law by
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in favor of
StorageTek and ordered the jury's verdict reinstated. The jury's verdict found
StorageTek guilty of willful, literal infringement of claims 9 and 14 of U.S.
Patent No. 4,779,151 assigned to Odetics and awarded $70.6 million in damages.
Additional pre-judgment interest previously set by the district court at the
rate of 7.5 percent, compounded quarterly, will be added.

          The district court also earlier ruled that if the jury verdict were
upheld, then a permanent injunction prohibiting the manufacture, sale, offer to
sell and use of new infringing systems would be granted. The infringing systems
are the ACS 4400, PowderHorn, WolfCreek and Genesis automated tape library
systems configured with "Pass-Thru Ports."

          All other issues appealed by both sides were denied or rendered moot.
The appellate court returned the case to the district court for further
proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of the appellate court.

          Odetics was assisted in this matter by the law firm of Graham and
James, Los Angeles, California.

          Odetics, Inc. is a leading supplier of communications equipment for
the television broadcast, video security, telecommunications and intelligent
transportation systems markets.  As an incubator company, Odetics' mission is to
nurture and develop companies that can be spun-off to shareholders.  Odetics'
headquarters are located in Anaheim, Calif., with additional operations in
Europe and Asia.  For more information about Odetics, its subsidiaries and
divisions, please refer to the Odetics Web site at http://www.odetics.com.